Eh…the laksa plant was gone, and so did the pandan and sweet basil. Sighs…All is not dismal though for the cinnamon basil blossomed recently! What lovely pink sprays of small and dainty flowers!
I have 2 options whenever my basil plants start to flower: 1) pluck off the flowers so that the plant will continue to grow. 2) Let it seed while the plant dies, collect the seeds and sow for the next season. It really depends on whether I want to continue harvesting the basil leaves for cooking and the weather (e.g. winter). Fortunately, with the all-year tropical climate in Singapore the two options are always there. So it is up to my fancy. Since I have been enjoying a good supply of basil plants after propagating them by stem cutting, I have decided to let just one plant go to seed and I will have the fun of sowing the seeds and watching them grow!
I have also sowed red chili and capsicum seeds recently. Watching them germinating now.
That’s my herb story for now 
Ta!
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